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governor romney calls the u.s. response disgraceful, the obama campaign says they're shocked by his response. the mud slinging started before it was even kay break and before we knew how many u.s. officials had been killed. plus as president clinton stumps for president obama in florida, paul ryan releases new ads in his home state of wisconsin to keep his house seat. it's a busy day in political news, too. we'll try to cover it all. good morning from washington. it's wednesday, september 12th, this is the daily rundown. let's get to my first reads. a day that started with a campaign pause for sole almost remembrances on 9/11 endeded with violence abroad and mud slinging here at home. somebody and mitt romney were supposed to take a 24 hour break from campaign to go honest or the victims of 9/11 and pay tribute to american troops still fighting overseas particularly in afghanistan. but the truce didn't last long as a diplomatic crisis in north africa quickly turned political. the white house has confirmed this morn
governor romney calls the u.s. response disgraceful, the obama campaign says they're shocked by his response. the mud slinging started before it was even kay break and before we knew how many u.s. officials had been killed. plus as president clinton stumps for president obama in florida, paul ryan releases new ads in his home state of wisconsin to keep his house seat. it's a busy day in political news, too. we'll try to cover it all. good morning from washington. it's wednesday, september 12th,...
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. >> the republican presidential candidate mitt romney also condemned the center lines. the governor also used it as an opportunity to criticize the white house. >> the attacks of libya and egypt under score the world remains a dangerous place and american leadership is still sorely needed. in the face of this violence america cannot shrink from the responsibility to lead. >> meanwhile the united states military officials tell fox news the pentagon is sending a team of about 50 marines in libya to begin helping with security. jonathan hunt has been working on the story since the break i guess last night during fox report. there seems to be a growing consensus. we were watching this last night, jonathan, people have shown up at a protest in one country not a lot was done. suddenly there are protests in another country and we start talking dead people. >> all of the experts are talking about this. in cairo at the embassy protest you appear to have a large relatively spontaneous mob unarmed a very, very different situation. first of all a much smaller group heavily armed gu
. >> the republican presidential candidate mitt romney also condemned the center lines. the governor also used it as an opportunity to criticize the white house. >> the attacks of libya and egypt under score the world remains a dangerous place and american leadership is still sorely needed. in the face of this violence america cannot shrink from the responsibility to lead. >> meanwhile the united states military officials tell fox news the pentagon is sending a team of about...
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today, mitt romney refusing to back down. there's a lot of back and forth of who said what and when. here's the breakdown as we best know it. tuesday morning the u.s. embassy in cairo issues a statement denouncing that anti-islamic amateur video and reads in part we condemn the continuing efforts of misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims. a tweet around the same time reaffirms the earlier statement. at 10:10 p.m., the campaign sends out an embargoed statement calling the obama administration response, quote, disgraceful for not first condemning the attacks but sympathizing with those who waged the attack. politico reports the white house is distancing itself from the cairo embassy statement saying no one in washington approved it. 10:26, the embargo on the romney statement is lifted early and can be reported. right after midnight, the obama campaign formally responds to romney saying it's shocked. fast forward and you get the duelling speeches this morning. romney slamming the president for that embas
today, mitt romney refusing to back down. there's a lot of back and forth of who said what and when. here's the breakdown as we best know it. tuesday morning the u.s. embassy in cairo issues a statement denouncing that anti-islamic amateur video and reads in part we condemn the continuing efforts of misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims. a tweet around the same time reaffirms the earlier statement. at 10:10 p.m., the campaign sends out an embargoed statement calling...
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is in ohio. >> romney was in fairfax yesterday. as tom fitzgerald reports, he had to cannes i'll moment of silence for the americans killed in libya. >> reporter: republican presidential candidate mitt romney's bus was met by cheering supporters at a park in the city of fairfax. but the event quickly faceed a detour. >> northern virginia could well determine who the next president is and i hope you make that decision to get me elected. >> reporter: romney said he was going to start the rally with a moment of silence for u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three others killed in libya but did not after being heckled. >> a tragedy to lose such wonderful people that have been so wonderful and appreciate their service for the country. >> reporter: a man in the crowd yelled at the governor accusing him of politicizing the killings and demanding that romney apologize. man was shouted down by the crowd and removed. from there he romney turned to the economy which he says is not turning around fast enough and the current president who he say
is in ohio. >> romney was in fairfax yesterday. as tom fitzgerald reports, he had to cannes i'll moment of silence for the americans killed in libya. >> reporter: republican presidential candidate mitt romney's bus was met by cheering supporters at a park in the city of fairfax. but the event quickly faceed a detour. >> northern virginia could well determine who the next president is and i hope you make that decision to get me elected. >> reporter: romney said he was...
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republican challenger mitt romney out performed him in the first debate and reenergized his campaign. democrats expect a livelier president this time. >> he needs to be energetic. >> reporter: romney will try to build on gains he made at the first debate. his supporters are expecting him to deliver another strong performance. >> i think he's turned the election around after the first debate. now he has to -- just keep the momentum going. >> reporter: romney's surge has spread to female voters. a new poll shows him just a point behind the president among likely voters in key swing states. tonight's debate will use a town hall style format. 80 randomly selected uncommitted voters will be in the audience. 11 of them will get to ask a question on foreign or domestic policy. >> both can dots have done -- candidates have done well in town hall settings and both have done poorly. it will just depend on how they operate in the time in the moment. >> reporter: both can expect questions from moderator kathy crowley. she said she didn't sign on to abpot the plant. the obama campaign says the pre
republican challenger mitt romney out performed him in the first debate and reenergized his campaign. democrats expect a livelier president this time. >> he needs to be energetic. >> reporter: romney will try to build on gains he made at the first debate. his supporters are expecting him to deliver another strong performance. >> i think he's turned the election around after the first debate. now he has to -- just keep the momentum going. >> reporter: romney's surge has...
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and romney is perceived of having no foreign policies himself. this is part of a larger debate that he has wanted to have. the question, of course, is timing. did he do himself any good by doing it when he did before the facts were known, and before we knew that an ambassador had been killed and that romney was responding to a statement from a u.s. embassy who at the time was trying to quell protesters and it's a statement that the white house later backtracked from, as romney noted there, but clearly he decided politically, and he may have been right, it would have been worse for him to back down from the statement that he did overnight, that he had no choice but to, quote, unquote, double down with his criticism. and it sparks the debate on the management of the arab spring, which is the conversation to have about the relationship between the united states and egypt, and how much of an ally is egypt? he is drawing lines in the sand earlier than you would expect at a time like this when a challenger realizes he can't compete with the rose garden
and romney is perceived of having no foreign policies himself. this is part of a larger debate that he has wanted to have. the question, of course, is timing. did he do himself any good by doing it when he did before the facts were known, and before we knew that an ambassador had been killed and that romney was responding to a statement from a u.s. embassy who at the time was trying to quell protesters and it's a statement that the white house later backtracked from, as romney noted there, but...
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romney took several questions. sometimes, he answers one or two questions. people want to get -- get their question answered. i think this consultation was not necessary because what happened in the press conference is the same question got asked over and over again, so much so that people who were not in the news business watching this were saying what in the world's going on. but i didn't see any huge problem there. >> well, i think there was clearly a bit of a media frenzy that morning. i don't think it was necessary to ask the same question over and over. but that was the story that everyone's editor wanted to know more about. i think everyone was whipped into a minor frenzy. but that said, i don't see anything conspiratorial in that conversation. ironically, jan crawford took a lot of abuse on the blogs for her coverage of the supreme court's health care decision and people were saying that she was in tight with the conservative justices and was writing stories that made justice roberts look bad. i think she is a really good reporter. i didn't see anyth
romney took several questions. sometimes, he answers one or two questions. people want to get -- get their question answered. i think this consultation was not necessary because what happened in the press conference is the same question got asked over and over again, so much so that people who were not in the news business watching this were saying what in the world's going on. but i didn't see any huge problem there. >> well, i think there was clearly a bit of a media frenzy that...
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mitt romney wants to be command ner chief. mitt romney wants to be the leader of the free world and we had power through strengths, strengths through power, but going and apologizing to different countries on our policy and protecting our homeland is appeasement, number one. i'm not comparing this with world war ii. >> what he was doing-- >> lady, one sec. >> i apologize. >> jamie: we are in a serious and deadly situation right now and these attacks, both today, perhaps-- calm down a little bit ap the focus is really the tragedies in afghanistan. we have to worry about our service personnel. who is going to want to go to these countries? and we do need to have a presence there. so, in the upcoming debate, i imagine this will be a topic that will come up. president obama, i guess, will bring up the fact that osama bin laden is no more and he's had great success in foreign policy and we thwarted a number of attacks. is that enough, santita, enough that governor romney and paul ryan bring to the table. how does this happen? are h
mitt romney wants to be command ner chief. mitt romney wants to be the leader of the free world and we had power through strengths, strengths through power, but going and apologizing to different countries on our policy and protecting our homeland is appeasement, number one. i'm not comparing this with world war ii. >> what he was doing-- >> lady, one sec. >> i apologize. >> jamie: we are in a serious and deadly situation right now and these attacks, both today,...
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whether they like the guy or not. >> what you just heard is romney saying that half of all americans believe they are victims entitled to extensive government support and his job is to not, quote, worry about those people. he said later that those were spoken off the cuff, but he is not backing away from them either. >> i recognize among those that pay no tax, 47% of americans, i'm not likely to be highly successful with the message of he lowering taxes, that isathe. trac -- and others are not attracted to my message of slimming down government. so i focus on the individuals that are most likely going to be pulled into my camp and help me be the 51% that i need to be the next president. >> romney is calling for the release of the full video, not just the clips posted on line, saying it will put his comments into context. >> we have lift off, when you look up at the sky on friday, you will see a space shuttle flying by. the endeavor will make the final flight over florida late their week. nasa had to delay the flight a day because of the weather forecast. it appears to be a good for 9
whether they like the guy or not. >> what you just heard is romney saying that half of all americans believe they are victims entitled to extensive government support and his job is to not, quote, worry about those people. he said later that those were spoken off the cuff, but he is not backing away from them either. >> i recognize among those that pay no tax, 47% of americans, i'm not likely to be highly successful with the message of he lowering taxes, that isathe. trac -- and...
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mitt romney. >> that was bill bennett reading the statement that governor romney released. it's been criticized by republicans. and now it seems as we end the week several days after the statement, at least some portions of that party either trying to justify that statement or rally around governor romney. >> well, i think he's in a pretty difficult position if you consider the last few days of this. i think a lot of people thought if he had waited a few days this is a full blown international crisis. if this was something that they let play out a bit, then there might have been room for some criticism to go so immediately to politics landed him in trouble. >> they talk a lot about social issues pertaining to the elections. now it's all about foreign policy. they like the rest of american voters i believe out there still waiting to hear some specifics from governor romney especially given one of his foreign policy advisors said in an article today that the attacks would not have happened under president romney. >> here today they're trying to rally social conservative activ
mitt romney. >> that was bill bennett reading the statement that governor romney released. it's been criticized by republicans. and now it seems as we end the week several days after the statement, at least some portions of that party either trying to justify that statement or rally around governor romney. >> well, i think he's in a pretty difficult position if you consider the last few days of this. i think a lot of people thought if he had waited a few days this is a full blown...
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and i think i heard governor romney say on one of the sunday shows last week that he enjoyed it. he liked it. >> he did, he has a much better sense of humor than people think. >> eastwood came under fire for this speech. some felt he upstaged the republican nominee on the last day of of the convention. >>> and lots of interesting cases to delve into. 90 seconds away, all right, we're talking about a discrimination case involving a restaurant change, hooters, which direction might this go, avery? >> oh, my goodness, this is such a principled case, americans don't tolerate discrimination. it is in federal court, and good for this young man who fought back. >> yeah, he is humiliated because an ethnic slur was thrown at him. this case is garbage and should be dismissed. >> oh, my, avery, richard, seconds away. >>> and tomorrow, dr. sanjay gupta is exploring the world of sustainable living on the next list at 2:00 eastern time. this week he profiles an organic farmer and founder of the eco resort in costa rica. >> sustainability is using resources but not compromising for future gener
and i think i heard governor romney say on one of the sunday shows last week that he enjoyed it. he liked it. >> he did, he has a much better sense of humor than people think. >> eastwood came under fire for this speech. some felt he upstaged the republican nominee on the last day of of the convention. >>> and lots of interesting cases to delve into. 90 seconds away, all right, we're talking about a discrimination case involving a restaurant change, hooters, which direction...
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married have turned back towards romney. but i have to say, that on the whole, i think the president's performance was probably more appealing to women. it wasn't just what obama said, it was also what the governor said. google these words, binders of women. how he made the comment he gave women time to go home to their kids so they could make dinner and the rest of it. there are a lot of people who cringed and say, they see us as people who are solely responsible for the children. that may be a problem for the governor. >> one more bite. we brought up the 47%, we heard it again tonight. >> i care about 100% of the american people. i want 100% to have a bright and prosperous future. >> i believe that governor romney is a goodman, but he also said between closed doors that 47% of the country see themselves as victims who refuse -- >> a question that he tried to answer by saying i love 100% of the people. that particular moment is the reason i thought that obama won the debate. it was the last minute and he reminded voters of
married have turned back towards romney. but i have to say, that on the whole, i think the president's performance was probably more appealing to women. it wasn't just what obama said, it was also what the governor said. google these words, binders of women. how he made the comment he gave women time to go home to their kids so they could make dinner and the rest of it. there are a lot of people who cringed and say, they see us as people who are solely responsible for the children. that may be...
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fox news poll has romney down five points. it suggests romney is down. pat who is not a republican and pollster, says, look, what the media are doing is hitting hard and spending their own money and deciding to spend money on polls in virginia and ohio states where obama is clearly clobbering romney. see, he is 8 points. he miss be losing nationwide. it's not completely wrong but it's to create a bandwagon effect that romney is a goner. >> rick: do you agree with him that we're going to hear tightening of the race and that is because the media wants to generated ratings or because there is a guilt on the mainstream media, maybe we should be covering this a little more fairly than we have bon been. you are shaking your head no? >> i do think media polls can be a little skewed. i have a friend that used to do it. ding, it's been cooked and here is what you wanted. the thing is, there is bias but it's evenly split. some are weighted towards republicans and some are weighted towards democrats so the real clear politics average so romney is down about four po
fox news poll has romney down five points. it suggests romney is down. pat who is not a republican and pollster, says, look, what the media are doing is hitting hard and spending their own money and deciding to spend money on polls in virginia and ohio states where obama is clearly clobbering romney. see, he is 8 points. he miss be losing nationwide. it's not completely wrong but it's to create a bandwagon effect that romney is a goner. >> rick: do you agree with him that we're going to...
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not just that he's better on foreign policy than mitt romney but that mitt romney is an amateur and not really fit to fill his chair. >> a dangerous amateur. coming up, president obama used the anniversary of 9/11 to remind americans while the attacks united the nation against a common enemy, that enemy is not islam. >> years ago, memorial services were held for americans of different races and creeds, backgrounds and beliefs. and yet, instead of it turning us against each other, tragedy has brought us together. i've always said that our fight is with al qaeda and its affiliates, not with islam or any other religion. this country was built as a beacon of freedom and tolerance. that's what's made us strong. now, and forever. >> but yesterday's embassy attacks show that the u.s. still has a highly complex relationship with the arab world. we will ask former assistant secretary of state b.j. crowley about the ties next on "now." ♪ ♪ i can do anything ♪ i can do anything today ♪ i can go anywhere ♪ i can go anywhere today ♪ la la la la la la la [ male announcer ] dow solutions h
not just that he's better on foreign policy than mitt romney but that mitt romney is an amateur and not really fit to fill his chair. >> a dangerous amateur. coming up, president obama used the anniversary of 9/11 to remind americans while the attacks united the nation against a common enemy, that enemy is not islam. >> years ago, memorial services were held for americans of different races and creeds, backgrounds and beliefs. and yet, instead of it turning us against each other,...
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i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> authorities investigating the u.s. consulate killings in libya have delayed their arrival to the region as violence rages on. >> christina reports that president obama says that those responsible for the killing will be brought to justice. >> anti-u.s. protests following the u.s. consulate killings and libya have spread across the globe. hundreds of people protested outside the u.s. consulate in sydney. fbi officials investigating the killings in been gauzy -- in benghazy have postponed the visit to libya until the violence subsides. protesters are raging over how an anti-islam film that this american filmmaker put out. he has been interviewed by authorities. in his weekly address, president obama promised to justice for those who killed u.s. ambassador to bolivia chris stevens and three other americans at the consulate. >> there's never any been ambassador to libya chris stevens and three other americans at the consulate. >> there's never any excuse for violence. so long as i am commander in chief, the united states w
i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> authorities investigating the u.s. consulate killings in libya have delayed their arrival to the region as violence rages on. >> christina reports that president obama says that those responsible for the killing will be brought to justice. >> anti-u.s. protests following the u.s. consulate killings and libya have spread across the globe. hundreds of people protested outside the u.s. consulate in sydney. fbi officials investigating...
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people like to see whether mitt romney in 1994 was campaigning for welfare reform, against welfare reform, for abortion. he wants to see what he was doing in 2007. people like to see how these politicians have devolved. there is an element that is a gotcha element. there is also an element where people are like, this is incredibly interesting. >> i tried to think why it is that he has changed so often, why is it he finds is so typical to come down on one side of an issue instead of both sides. >> does it help there is a governor named rod blagojevich if your name is barack obama? >> he is a trailblazer and a hero of mine. >> it is the heart of the interview. ."re on c-span.org's "q & a >> the national journal correspondent looks at the reaction to the deaths of the
people like to see whether mitt romney in 1994 was campaigning for welfare reform, against welfare reform, for abortion. he wants to see what he was doing in 2007. people like to see how these politicians have devolved. there is an element that is a gotcha element. there is also an element where people are like, this is incredibly interesting. >> i tried to think why it is that he has changed so often, why is it he finds is so typical to come down on one side of an issue instead of both...
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create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs for virginia. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >> tonight both campaigns e for rallies in virginia tomorrow. hours ago mitt romney held a conference and focused on bombing in libya that christopher stephens. this evening he arrived at airport. he is scheduled to hold a rally at van dyck park. will be there. tomorrow evening michelle obama the university of washington. we will be sending tom roussey tomorrow at 11:00. also on the campaign front, it appears republican small- business owner that gave president obama a bear hug -- he saying he may be willing to the president with his reelection campaign. he picked up the president, basically. stopped by the resident restaurant. now he says he will likely a the if he was asked to join president on the campaign trail. -- agree if he was asked to join the campaign on trail. of the reaction was not fromive coming republicans. coming up, why 50 gas stations charging more than $9 a gallon for gasoline. about tow iphone 5 is hit store shelves. this message. experiences classroo
create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs for virginia. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >> tonight both campaigns e for rallies in virginia tomorrow. hours ago mitt romney held a conference and focused on bombing in libya that christopher stephens. this evening he arrived at airport. he is scheduled to hold a rally at van dyck park. will be there. tomorrow evening michelle obama the university of washington. we will be sending tom roussey tomorrow at 11:00....
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that includes bain capitol city is romney's former company. staples cut it's profit and sales forecast for the last -- for the year last month because of slower growth in the united states economy and continued weakness in europe. >> driver on one of the busiest highways being adviced about a full road closure. highway 4 will be shut down for construction work early sunday work in antioch from midnight to six westbound and one to seven eastbound. detours will be put in place, its part of the eight lane widening project that's underway on highway four. >> well let's talk about the weather. seems like the same old, same old. a after that fog burned off. >> and the fog, burned off from the coast in the last couple hours, folks at the avenue in -- seeing the sun for the first time in a little while. patchy sun. that means warmer out there. temperatures in the low 60's. fog, little bit of fog here. they will throw that first pitch. probably more like 635 degrees. that's your ball game report. the a's will do well on a roll. forecast for tomorrow mo
that includes bain capitol city is romney's former company. staples cut it's profit and sales forecast for the last -- for the year last month because of slower growth in the united states economy and continued weakness in europe. >> driver on one of the busiest highways being adviced about a full road closure. highway 4 will be shut down for construction work early sunday work in antioch from midnight to six westbound and one to seven eastbound. detours will be put in place, its part of...
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romney is losing his biggest advantage. on the economy, voters in ohio now say obama would do a better job. he may have hoped to gain ground after lashing out at the president, but the move backfired. today, romney struck a different tone. >> and i'd ask that you might each place your hand over your heart in recognition of the bloodshed for freedom by them and by our other sons and daughters who have lost their lives in the cause of america. >> reporter: no political attacks, just tribute for the four americans killed in libya. jonathan karl, abc news, washington. >> jon karl reporting in from washington. our thanks to you. >>> we're going to turn to the economy tonight, the driving issue -- you see there, up 286 points for the week. last night here, we reported on the fed and so we want to bring in bianna golodryga. felt chairman saying keeping rates down until 2015 and the markets responding. >> reporter: the markets responding. the market touching near five-year highs. we did the math. if you still have $100,000 at the m
romney is losing his biggest advantage. on the economy, voters in ohio now say obama would do a better job. he may have hoped to gain ground after lashing out at the president, but the move backfired. today, romney struck a different tone. >> and i'd ask that you might each place your hand over your heart in recognition of the bloodshed for freedom by them and by our other sons and daughters who have lost their lives in the cause of america. >> reporter: no political attacks, just...
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and also his advisors coming out saying this wouldn't have happened under romney. why not say if romney was president everybody would have a yacht and tupac and biggie would still be alive. part of this is why we have this long list of conservatives who are criticizing the list. show this long list. this day is growing day-by-day. we should at some point, steve schmidt, joe scarborough, john sununu, it goes on and on. the back and forth here can we give the jimmy carter stuff a rest. because if you listen to this line from romney's foreign policy guy today where he says -- he goes out of his way to say for the first time since jimmy carter we had an american ambassador assassinated this wouldn't have happened under president romney. if you want to start playing a game like that you've got to account for jim gnu carter's success and ronald reagan and what happened in beirut in 1983. i don't want to get into that game with you. it's a stupid statement for that. to the right it is always 1980 and jimmy carter is always the president. dan kwail in 1988. we're not going
and also his advisors coming out saying this wouldn't have happened under romney. why not say if romney was president everybody would have a yacht and tupac and biggie would still be alive. part of this is why we have this long list of conservatives who are criticizing the list. show this long list. this day is growing day-by-day. we should at some point, steve schmidt, joe scarborough, john sununu, it goes on and on. the back and forth here can we give the jimmy carter stuff a rest. because if...
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romney said i care about 100% of the people. and finally, the president did what people expected him to do two weeks ago, he reminded voters, almost ruthlessly about the 47% comment. saying who do you think he is talking about? this is his bid for those undecided voters that are sitting on the fence right now, not sure about this. reminding about people, this is what romney says in private. the people that support romney are going to do elected. the president had the last word tonight. i think that gave him an effective win in this. the same thing romney had that in the first debate. the polls are going to say the president won this debate. >> in that last word can be so important. thank you so much for joining us. for more campaign 2012 news and views, check out our presidential form. it's on cbssf.com. every day the candidates weigh in on the matters that matter to you. i'm grace lee, cbs 5. >>> hundreds filled san francisco city hall today to honor chris stevens. the bay area native was one of four americans killed in last mo
romney said i care about 100% of the people. and finally, the president did what people expected him to do two weeks ago, he reminded voters, almost ruthlessly about the 47% comment. saying who do you think he is talking about? this is his bid for those undecided voters that are sitting on the fence right now, not sure about this. reminding about people, this is what romney says in private. the people that support romney are going to do elected. the president had the last word tonight. i think...
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romney goes to london and makes a gaffe. sort of makes you wonder is this someone equipped to handle china. so i think to that extent it really does help the president. >> we should say everyone wasn't anti-mitt romney's move. john kyle, jim dement stood by him. here's what senator mccain said on morning joe today. >> in the heat of the battle, you get all kinds of advice and second guessing. the united states in the middle east is weak. we are seen as withdrawing and we are paying a price for that weakness whether it be unraveling in iraq, the tragedy in syria, the tensions with israel and afghan situation unraveling. there is a lack of leadership there. >> and in fact, p.j. he called it the feckless foreign policy. did it happen because of the the president's weak leadership? >> i don't agree with john mccain at all in his characterization of where we are. in fact having been attacked in the middle east is because we're staying there promoting democratic governance in libya and probably a faction that wants to see a differ
romney goes to london and makes a gaffe. sort of makes you wonder is this someone equipped to handle china. so i think to that extent it really does help the president. >> we should say everyone wasn't anti-mitt romney's move. john kyle, jim dement stood by him. here's what senator mccain said on morning joe today. >> in the heat of the battle, you get all kinds of advice and second guessing. the united states in the middle east is weak. we are seen as withdrawing and we are paying...
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in an interview with cbs news president obama said ann romney did not have his facts right. >> there is a broader lesson to be learned here. governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and eighth and later and as president one of the things i've learned is that you cannot do that >> when asked if the remark was irresponsible, the president said he would let the american people be the judge of that. you can see more of this interview with president obama tonight on the cbs evening news right after this newscast. we have continuing coverage on the ambassador killed on air and on line, you can find the latest on cbssf.com. our exclusive cbs five survey usa poll shows that president obama has a 57-35 percent lead over mitt romney. a new snapshot on governor brown's push for proposition 30, the tax increase for public education and safety. this is very close with no votes holding a slight advantage but 29 percent are undecided. a group of teenage girls go on a rampage inside a store at san francisco's union square. >> if nothing else this was a highly unusual crime. a police s
in an interview with cbs news president obama said ann romney did not have his facts right. >> there is a broader lesson to be learned here. governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and eighth and later and as president one of the things i've learned is that you cannot do that >> when asked if the remark was irresponsible, the president said he would let the american people be the judge of that. you can see more of this interview with president obama tonight on the...
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and i talked with some romney people, too. have to be careful, war is unpopular and afghanistan is unpopular and iraq. horrible memories. which convention spoke more about war are? which convention wasn't timid to say the word afghanistan? it was the democratic convention. and they got a bounce and the republicans who shied away totally from foreign policy didn't get a bounce. maybe the american public is a little more mature and serious than the campaign strategists think and maybe they would like to hear what the next president would do about this crisis. >> chris: jeff, you know, i think it would be fair to say there is a growing sense among political observers that romney is losing right now. not that he has lost and that it is over but that he is losing ground. i think the question is after this selection of paul ryan which is seen as a bold choice they seem to have gone back into something of a crouch and are not campaigning on a bold agenda as a candidate of reform. what are they thinking at romney headquarters in bosto
and i talked with some romney people, too. have to be careful, war is unpopular and afghanistan is unpopular and iraq. horrible memories. which convention spoke more about war are? which convention wasn't timid to say the word afghanistan? it was the democratic convention. and they got a bounce and the republicans who shied away totally from foreign policy didn't get a bounce. maybe the american public is a little more mature and serious than the campaign strategists think and maybe they would...
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romney is losing his biggest advantage. on the economy, voters in ohio now say obama would do a better job. romney may have hoped to gain ground by lashing out at the president after the attacks on egypt and libya, but the move backfired. today, romney struck a different tone. >> and i'd ask that you might each place your hand over your heart in recognition of the bloodshed for freedom by them and by our other sons and daughters who have lost their lives in the cause of america. >> reporter: no political attacks, just tribute for the four americans killed in libya. jonathan karl, abc news, washington. >> there is a developing story. for much more here is abc's bill weir. >> we're keeping our eye on reports of a fast moving fire that's burning through dry brush and heading close to homes in los angeles tonight. firefighters are on the ground battling a 15-acre blaze, burning near the 405 freeway tonight. they're hoping to contain that blaze with the help of water-dropping helicopters. now, the getty center conducted a volunt
romney is losing his biggest advantage. on the economy, voters in ohio now say obama would do a better job. romney may have hoped to gain ground by lashing out at the president after the attacks on egypt and libya, but the move backfired. today, romney struck a different tone. >> and i'd ask that you might each place your hand over your heart in recognition of the bloodshed for freedom by them and by our other sons and daughters who have lost their lives in the cause of america. >>...
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you just heard mitt romney say that was the u.s. government apologizing for the freedom of speech. >> there was three elements. one was a dignified acknowledgment of the loss of the ambassador, and two he offered no analysis of how we go forward, and the third he got into tactical politics. i thought what he said was undignified and unpersuasive. what they decided to do in the romney campaign is take a vicious assault and turn it into what could be a political advantage. we defend free speech and promote religious tolerance. the romney campaign is trying to dredge this up in policy. it's beneath governor romney to be doing this particularly when there should at least be a moment of silence acknowledging the loss of our wonderful career diploma diplomats. >> one of the criticisms you just heard from romney is this sends mixed signals, because the white house said they did not approve the statement and were backing off from the statement, and do you think these kinds of statements coming in the midst of the hotly contested political c
you just heard mitt romney say that was the u.s. government apologizing for the freedom of speech. >> there was three elements. one was a dignified acknowledgment of the loss of the ambassador, and two he offered no analysis of how we go forward, and the third he got into tactical politics. i thought what he said was undignified and unpersuasive. what they decided to do in the romney campaign is take a vicious assault and turn it into what could be a political advantage. we defend free...
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again, romney with a home here. fiv five-point advantage for the state here, romney doesn't necessarily have to win, but it figures prominently for him. and a slight advantage for the president. and in virginia, what do you see again? a five-point advantage for the president. this is very close, competitive, but you have another battle ground state, yet another battle ground state where the same thing is happening. a slight advantage for the president. and let's bring up the state of florida, what do you get, yet again, a five-point advantage for the president in a very, very key battle ground state there. you add it all up, coming to colorado, east to florida, in each state yes they're very competitive. the president has an advantage. what does it do to the race that matters most? the race with the 270 electoral votes. dark blue, obama states, light blue, leading obama, dark red, strong for romney, light red leaning his way. here is why the polls tell us so much going into the final stretch. the president led in oh
again, romney with a home here. fiv five-point advantage for the state here, romney doesn't necessarily have to win, but it figures prominently for him. and a slight advantage for the president. and in virginia, what do you see again? a five-point advantage for the president. this is very close, competitive, but you have another battle ground state, yet another battle ground state where the same thing is happening. a slight advantage for the president. and let's bring up the state of florida,...
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going to see who is mitt romney. what kind of president he is going to be and what choices. that is what matters, i know what president obama has done, i know ail the empty promises and i know about the ugly stagnant economy. what is romney and paul ryan is offering. if we get that out of wednesday, the country will understand what the choices are. >> eric: good morning. 72 hours before the debate and mr. ryan laid it all out. >> chris: i suspect he didn't give all the secrets away but he says romney has to make eight choice. it would seem obvious but up until now the komz campaign has been talking about a referendum on obama, it's all about obama's record and they have to show that romney is a credible alternative. now, they are saying, no. it's a choice between obama's record and plan for the future which they say are stagnation for the economy and dependency by more and more people versus romney's plan for opportunity and growth. they clearly decided it has to be contrasting visions why obama is wrong and they cla
going to see who is mitt romney. what kind of president he is going to be and what choices. that is what matters, i know what president obama has done, i know ail the empty promises and i know about the ugly stagnant economy. what is romney and paul ryan is offering. if we get that out of wednesday, the country will understand what the choices are. >> eric: good morning. 72 hours before the debate and mr. ryan laid it all out. >> chris: i suspect he didn't give all the secrets away...
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romney's timing. >> i don't feel that mr. romney is doing himself any favors, sometimes when really bad things happen, cool words or no words are the way to go. >> reporter: but laura graham was supportive. >> mitt romney's team was smart in coming out strong saying we should never apologize when these things go down. >> reporter: late today, the president responded in an interview with cbs. >> there is a broader lesson here, and governor romney has a way of shooting first, naming later. and as president, one of the things i have learned is you can't do that. it is important to make sure that the statements you make are backed up by the facts, and that you have thought through the elements before you make them. >> reporter: it is worth noting that romney changed his schedule today and pulled back on the event he was holding in florida. the president is landing in nevada very soon, holding a campaign rally. >> chuck todd at the white house for us tonight. and of course before all of this blew up, the big story last night was t
romney's timing. >> i don't feel that mr. romney is doing himself any favors, sometimes when really bad things happen, cool words or no words are the way to go. >> reporter: but laura graham was supportive. >> mitt romney's team was smart in coming out strong saying we should never apologize when these things go down. >> reporter: late today, the president responded in an interview with cbs. >> there is a broader lesson here, and governor romney has a way of...
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and we'll also have dwindling opportunities for mitt romney so mitt romney didn't get a big bounce from picking paul exprien he didn't get a big bounce from his convention. he's really only got the debates coming up. the good news for romney is independents until the poles, he's wins those by 10 points. and the elite opinion kind of feels like he's losing it right now. when you're on the other side of elite opinion that can sometimes be a good thing because the elites are so often wrong. >> schieffer: thank you all very much for adding your insights this morning. i'll be back in a moment with final thoughts about how foreign policy often intrudes on presidential elections when we least expect it. >> schieffer: finally today, our campaigns are usually about pocketbook issues but this is not the first time an unexpected event overseas has landed smack in the middle of a hot presidential race. in 1968, embattled democrats claimed they had a plan to end the war in vietnam. but after our south vietnamese allies mysteriously pulled. out of peace talks with north vietnam, just before the elect
and we'll also have dwindling opportunities for mitt romney so mitt romney didn't get a big bounce from picking paul exprien he didn't get a big bounce from his convention. he's really only got the debates coming up. the good news for romney is independents until the poles, he's wins those by 10 points. and the elite opinion kind of feels like he's losing it right now. when you're on the other side of elite opinion that can sometimes be a good thing because the elites are so often wrong....
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media has gone on to other subjects and back to campaign and david muir asked romney how come you are behind. so mission accomplished even though the truth is victim. >> we know one thing for sure, if it was a republican president there would have been calls for independent council and investigations by congress and suffix gate would have been next to libya. >> somebody talking about benghazi gate already. >> the goff ball is gone. replacement sent packing the real refs back on the job. did the media blitz forced them to end the lunacy on the field? we'll tackle that next on news watch. a little bit more vanilla? this is great! [ male announcer ] at humana, we believe there's never been a better time to share your passions... because the results... are you having fun doing this? yeah. that's a very nice cake! [ male announcer ] well, you can't beat them. [ giggles ] ohh! you got something huh? whoa... [ male announcer ] humana understands the value of spending time together that's a lot of work getting that one in! let's go see the birdies. [ male announcer ] one on one, sharing what
media has gone on to other subjects and back to campaign and david muir asked romney how come you are behind. so mission accomplished even though the truth is victim. >> we know one thing for sure, if it was a republican president there would have been calls for independent council and investigations by congress and suffix gate would have been next to libya. >> somebody talking about benghazi gate already. >> the goff ball is gone. replacement sent packing the real refs back...